{"product_id":"the-river-9781559364881","title":"The River","description":"\"\u003ci\u003eThe River\u003c\/i\u003e is like a subtly crafted piece of chamber music. It is teasing, haunting and hushed. It is also damnably difficult to write about, as there is a mystery at its heart that I must not reveal.\" --Charles Spencer, \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"One of the best productions of the year... a magnetically eerie, \u003cbr\u003eluminously beautiful psychodrama.\" --\u003ci\u003eTime Out\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe River\u003c\/i\u003e is subtle, sleek and dark. Here is a sense of the mysterious and of kinship with others long gone. It is perhaps about time and eternity, about that spot on the river that, while always the same, is always changing. A wonderful play, glinting and elusive as a fish.\" -Sarah Hemming, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA remote fishing cabin, a man and a woman, and a moonless night - \u003ci\u003eThe River\u003c\/i\u003e asks; when we find each other, are we trying to recapture someone we once lost? Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman starred in the hit Broadway production of \u003ci\u003eThe River\u003c\/i\u003e in 2014 after its successful run in London. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJez Butterworth\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Heron\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Winterling\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParlour Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/i\u003e. His plays have premiered in London at the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre and in New York City at the Atlantic Theatre and on Broadway. He has won numerous awards for his work, including the E. M. Forster Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He lives in Somerset, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559364881\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Jez Butterworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259518480565,"sku":"9781559364881","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_67370584-c672-424c-85a6-52b277b744ca.jpg?v=1771341916","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-river-9781559364881","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}